War

Gunmen ambush Burundi soldiers near Rwanda border, defense ministry says

Military sources said at least eight Burundi soldiers died in a night jungle ambush near the border with Rwanda

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Taliban release 2 American and Australian hostages in southern Afghanistan

The Taliban released two Western hostages in southern Afghanistan, handing them over to US forces more than three years after they were abducted in Kabul

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Israeli air defenses intercept 4 rockets fired from Syria

Israel's anti-missile defense system intercepted four rockets fired from neighboring Syria, the IDF said

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US citizen ISIS member wants to know why he can’t go home

Kosovar-American Lirim Sulejmani traveled with his family to Syria to live under ISIS. Now in an SDF prison, he recalled the allure of the group’s propaganda

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Burkina Faso protests ‘unidentified’ foreign military overflights, requests advanced notice

Burkina Faso has asked for advance warning of foreign military overflights, warning that any unidentified planes will be considered "enemy"

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At least 24 Mali soldiers, 17 ‘terrorists’ killed in Tabankort during joint operation with Niger

At least 24 soldiers were killed and 29 others injured in Tabankort in eastern Mali during a bilateral Mali-Niger military operation

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French commando seriously injured in Mali counter-ISIS operation that killed 5 ‘terrorists’ near Indelimane

A French solider was seriously injured during a counter-Islamic State operation near Indelimane in Mali's Menaka region in which five 'terrorists' were killed

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France and Sahel partner forces conduct ‘unprecedented’ operation in Burkina Faso and Mali

Forces from the France-led Operation Barkhane and its partner forces in the Sahel region carried out an 'unprecedented' 17-day counter-terror operation

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‘It’s very easy for ISIS’ – Peshmerga commander warns of return to Iraq mountain town

Peshmerga commander Sirwan Barzani says it's easy for ISIS to hide out in pockets of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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UN renews mandate of Central African Republic peacekeeping mission MINUSCA

The United Nations Security Council extended the mandate of Central African Republic peacekeeping mission MINUSCA

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